Free Printable Weekly Menu Planner

One of the first things on my list for 2012 is to be more organized & to have a way to be more stress-free. I don't really like talking about this, but having hypothyroidism has made me have some issues with memory & keeping concentrated {it reminds me a lot of "pregnancy brain"....}. One thing that really helped me this last year to focus and remember what needed to be done was to have a planner/notebook/scrap papers everywhere for me to make my lists, take notes and write a schedule down.

So, this year, instead of going out and trying to find a decent one in the store to fit my needs & schedule, I decided to make my own! I printed out a mix of all the different color planner pages, then bound them together {you can also do this at any OfficeMax/Depot, FedEx or Kinko's for a reasonable price}. I also cut an 11"x9" folder {one with a pocket inside} in half/on the fold and used it for my cover.

I'm also planning on trying harder to plan out a weekly menu and make dinner time a little more stress-free and less money-spending at restaurants. This will help so much!! I just need to stick with it...

All the pages are the same layout, but I thought it would be fun to switch up the colors {for myself, anyway} and make each week something different to look at. I also want to share these planner pages with you! You can print out 52 of one {you know, for 52 weeks in the year...}, or split the colors up for a little something different. I can help you with the math if you need it :) All 8 colors are included in a single PDF download, including one in grayscale in case you just want to print in black & white.

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{Download Planner Printables Here or Here}*Updated planner download available here and here
*Menu days of the week now start with Monday

Want a regular schedule planner instead of one with a menu? Visit this post to download one!

I too have some serious memory problem's, I had my thyroid removed due to cancer and my memory has never been the same... with a major head injury and migraines...needless to say, This creation is a potential lifesaver/changer for me. Thanks for sharing and for doing such a wonderful job doing it. Forever Grateful, Melinda mxmomma05@yahoo.com

I really like your weekly printable schedules and thanks for making them different colors! :-) I've included them in my 2012 New Years Goals Post. You can find them here: http://beanbugcrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-and-new-years-goals.html

Definitely going to print this off. Thanks for sharing this. You organized it just the way I like things. Thanks for sharing. I would love it if you could link this up to our linky party going on right now.

This is such an awesome idea! I am organizationally challenged.. maybe this would help.. thanks so much for sharing the file.. you're the BEST!So happy you shared with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next!

I LOVE these! It compiles all my lists into one. Brilliant! But, I do have one question. And this is just my ocd talking I'm sure. Is there a way to move Sunday to the beginning? It begins the week in the menu plan but not the day blocks. Just curious. I love them regardless! Thanks!!!

Thank you for this awesome printable page! I have been trying to organize my weeks with my iphone apps, but a printed out paper is the only way I really can organize my weeks! These are so cute and perfect for what I need.

Hands down the best organizational effort a woman can make is to know what she is planning to eat! Single, married, mother, it is in everyone's interest to take care of first things first. Thanks for such a powerful and attractive tool.

Thank you so much for this. I printed two put them in a page protector front to back (one for this week and then one for next). Then they are dry erase and can be put in my family "command center". Actually I have been using a sharpie to write on the sheet protector. Comes off perfectly with a magic eraser but doesn't budge until I want it to. Again thanks so much. :) Found you on pinterest.

I originally created them to be a weekly planner, and then to write the week's dinner plans at the bottom, though I have seen some people write out recipes on the days with the main menu at the bottom. You are really welcome to write what you want on it...

Love these! Thank you so much for sharing them! I also have memory issues from Hypothyroidism. I do Once-a-Month freezer cooking, and I can't tell you how valuable that has been for me! The only problem I have is remembering to take things out of the freezer to thaw the morning of - and your planning pages look perfect for that job!! :D Thanks so much!!

LOVE these! Thank you! I'm having a problem printing though. The entire border prints, but the line on Monday's menu and below does not print. Also, only 6 lines print on the shopping list. Not sure why the bottom of the "guts" of the page are not printing correctly but the border and everything above it is. Anyone else having this issue? My printer is working fine, no issues with any other print jobs.

You're welcome. I was on Etsy searching for planner printables when I came across her listing. I knew I had seen that sheet some place. Thanks to pinterest, I was able to locate it ( and you) quickly! Glad you were able to report her; hopefully Etsy will remove the listing.

these are awesome! but for some reason they will not open for me. they keep going thru google and then google gives me an error message! ;( is there anyway you would email them to me? i know thats asking alot but these are just perfect! thanks!

Wonderful idea! I totally understand the hypothyroid fog you are describing! I had thyroid cancer a few years ago and now constantly battle the thyroid fog even on meds so these planners are a great find for me! :) My goal was to get more organized this year and I'm slowly getting there. This will be very helpful especially since I am starting work outside the home again.

I love this! I have one question though... Since the weekly planner starts on Monday could you format one page where the menu planner also starts on Monday? My brain won't let me use the planner if they don't both start on the same day. (my eyes are rolling at myself ;) Thanks!

The link was not displaying for me either. However, I discovered, if once you are in Google Docs, you click on File -> Download, it will display correctly in whatever PDF reader you have on your machine. Then you can save it to your desktop from there.

I totally agree with ya. I have that feeling way too often also, pregnancy brain & im not pregnant... I feel so unfocused 24-7 thank u sooo much for ur sharing of these printables.. I've ben on the hunt since nov/dec of last year to find something like u have designed, I found a lot of free printables but not something exactly how I wanted them and some I had to pay and being I have a family of 6 with only my husband workin it made it very difficult to afford to purchase them, even thou id love too. So thanks again... Ps I <3 ur blog, great ideas, im newbie to this blog thing, ur so inspiring, thkz again

These are great. I have kept a household notebook for years, and it helps to keep me organized. I have also had NO thyroid for years, about 14, so I feel your pain. Remember, your TSH is not the only indicator of how you are doing! I wish you well in your journey. Thanks for the great printables - graphics are not my thing!!

I found you through Pinterest and think your design is a great way to capture the week in a colorful snapshot. Even though technology rocks, there's nothing like holding seven days --including dinner plans -- in your hand to have the {illusion!} of control over a busy week. Thank you . . .

This is exactly what I needed! I'm printing them out as I type:) I've have been searching for a few years for the perfect planner...I'm just not qualified to make my own. Love this! Thanks for sharing!!!

I LOVE these for organizing dinners. I just started a new job and now work a lot later than my boyfriend and these will be perfect to let him know what he can cook and have ready when I come home. The colors are great too, so cheerful! Thanks!

Hi, I am leaving in two months to be an au pair for a year and this layout is just what I need for planning/scheduling meals for the kids, as well as writing down activities and my own stuff. I was wondering if you had an idea for how I would create a semi-matching page for each month (the calendar view) with like little squares to write like birthdays and such on the days. I generally like planners that have the calendar view "cut in half" so that the landscape layout covers two pages. However I have no idea how to do that myself…thanks for taking the time to share your brilliant idea!

I have to use a menu planner, no-one in my house of ALL ADULTS will eat the same things and it is insanity to me. To add to the insanity is that I won't use the meal planner because I could never find cute ones!!!

Thank you for the downloads. I used a hole punch & put them in a loose leaf binder. This way I can refer back to the weeks & plan repeat menus too. No trip to have them bound. With back to school sales in our area binders are affordable & colorful too.

Visiting from Vintage Wanna Be blog hop...Love this printable. I had thyroid cancer almost 12 years ago and have NEVER been the same since concerning memory, etc (don't get me started on weight!) so I feel your pain. I just need to remember to write in my planner! :)Your newest follower,Dori @belljarvintage.blogspot.com

Thank you so much! I love to be organized, but can't always find the right way to do it. I especially need to get organized with planning and carrying out meals to save $ instead of eating out. So Thanks for the printable and the great idea~

Thank you for sharing this! I tried using them in one of my projects (http://diy4mommies.blogspot.com/2012/09/things-to-buy-fridge-helper.html), looks so cute! Had to share to my readers your wonderful work! Thanks again!

I just found this link on pinterest- totally what I need!!! I can totally relate to the thyroid issues!! I have the same problem and people don't get it? There are some days so much is going on or I forgot about something (which before I swear I was organized)and I feel like I'm losing my mind!!! Thanks so much for posting ;)

I love these!!! I love arts and crafts but lack in creating these kinds of things on the computer so thank you for doing it for me! And I love the different colors, it's always nice to change things up =)

These are so great! I buy groceries for a full month at a time, cause my husband only gets paids once a month. I have found it so easy to actually plan for a full month ahead on meals, so when I go to the store, I know what I need. Sometimes, things come up and we don't actually get to cook what's on the menu for that night, but it comes in handy for the next month. These sheets will be so much better than my plain on college rule notebook paper. Thank you so much!

I love these & wish so badly I could use them, they are almost exactly what I have been searching for. Unfortunately, my brain cant wrap around the fact that the menu starts with Sunday & the planner squares start with Monday. Its a weird quirk of mine, I need all calendar & planner pages to start with Sunday :(

I thank you so much for this template. I am starting my LAST semester of college Jan 7 with six classes and also taking care of a handicapped son. I need all the help I can get keeping my ducks in a row! Thanks again!

Found this on Pinterest and will probably use it this year. Just would like to make one alteration. You have the menu planning go from Sunday to Saturday, but the weekly planning go Monday to Sunday. I will probably change this part on mine for the two to match up. Thanks for the download!

There are soo many reasons I need to comment!! First let me tell you that I am trying so hard to get myself organized in every way shape and form! I loved your weekly planner idea and then read your story!! I have been in a fog for what seems forever! I have had many health issues...LLLOOONNNNGGGGG STORY but more recently, as of two weeks ago I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I feel like I have missed out on so much in my life with all the other (excuse my french) "crap" and this is just something else, something that could of been dealt with if found out earlier and everything would of been there but maybe wouldn't of been SO much!! UGH!!!! I know its uncomfortable to talk about personal things but I really appreciate you sharing!! I have recently been put on generic form of synthroid. I hope to be getting my life back into order ASAP!! I'm a mother of three, work a full time job as a preschool teacher and the list goes on!! I NEED MY BRAIN!! Any other help, suggestions, I'm all ears!! THANK YOU!!!!!

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